The YMCA Harrisburg Marathon is a USATF Certifed course and a Boston Marathon qualifier.

All distances/courses START and FINISH on City Island. 

Course Notes

Since this is a two loop course, there will be passing involved. Please be mindful of the runners around you and yield to participants who are passing you. 

We will have volunteers throughout the course, so please take the time to thank them as you go by! We could not make the race happen without our wonderful volunteer crew.

Please note that there may be pedestrians using the same paths as the course. There may be some people on bikes, with strollers, walking dogs, etc. 
 

Marathon Course

The marathon course has been certified. The course certification number is listed below.

Marathon participants will complete two 13.1-mile loops of this course. The start, halfway, and finish lines are all in the same area in the north parking lot on City Island. 

Half Marathon Course

Half marathon participants will complete one 13.1-mile loop of the course. The start and finish lines are in the same area in the north parking lot on City Island. 

Relay Course

The relay course will have the same start and finish as the full and half marathon. Each relay participant will complete their leg of the relay (leg 1 - leg 2 - leg 3 - leg 4). There will be one relay exchange point on City Island near the start/finish line, and another relay exchange point along N 3rd Street just after Italian Lake. More information can be found on the relay page.

Relay Legs 1 & 3 - approx. 7.35 miles

Relay Legs 2 & 4 - approx. 5.75 miles